Cortez Bryant, Lil Wayne's manager and a label boss for Nicki Minaj and Drake, has been named grand marshal for Saturday's Jackson State University homecoming parade.

Bryant was a member of the Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band, which he says taught him how to be a leader, according to a JSU news release. Cortez is currently the co-CEO of The Blueprint Group and launched Young Money Entertainment with Lil Wayne. Bryant was named in Complex’s “25 Most Powerful People in Rap” in 2013.

Bryant manages five-time Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum icon Lil Wayne who headlined last year’s homecoming concert. The two grew up together as best friends in New Orleans. As Lil Wayne’s star began to rise, Bryant shuttled back and forth between shows on the weekend and classes at JSU during the week.

By the time of his college graduation, the JSU alum had formally stepped into the role of Lil Wayne’s manager, unassumingly founding Bryant Management, according to the news release.

With 2004’s platinum-certified "Tha Carter," Lil Wayne commenced a legendary run that continues to this day. Classic albums "Tha Carter II" and "Like Father, Like Son" followed between a storied series of mixtapes before he released his magnum opus, the triple-platinum "Tha Carter III" — which earned four Grammy Awards.

On the eve of "Tha Carter III" era, Bryant merged his company with entrepreneur Gee Roberson’s Hip Hop Since 1978 to create The Blueprint Group, where he is co-CEO. Simultaneously, Lil Wayne and Bryant launched Young Money Entertainment, in partnership with Cash Money Records, as home to Drake, Nicki Minaj, and more, according to the release.

The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. and begins at the Prentiss Street roundabout near the Lee. E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center and ends at the corner of Dalton and Lynch streets.